Google opens its laboratory diagnosis of Internet connections
Google opens new laboratory, the Measurement Lab (M-Lab’s nickname). It is intended to provide tools to users allowing them to measure their speed connection to the Web.
In partnership with the Open Technology Institute of the New America Foundation, Planet Lab Consortium and researchers from several U.S. universities, the Internet firm has developed this platform to provide measurement tools to Internet users and a place of exchange for developers of these utilities.
Today, three applications will work. They can “help users diagnose problems that could weaken their speed and whether BitTorrent is blocked or slowed by their ISP,” explain Vint Cerf, co-inventor of the TCP / IP and Stephen Stuart engineer in a message published on the official Google blog.
They preach to full transparency ISPs this and revive the debate on Net Neutrality is to ensure equal access and no restrictions on content to all subscribers.
In the U.S., the telecoms watchdog, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has attacked the cable operator Comcast for limited bandwidth of its broadband Internet subscribers without having previously informed.
M-Lab, Google promises to provide researchers with 36 servers spread over twelve different physical locations in the United States and Europe. All data collected will be made available and shared between researchers on the website. The California company also invites the institutions and enterprises to join the community and make it grow.
